Microsoft and VoWiFi

February 20, 2006

A few days ago I posted on some new dual mode cellular and VOIP over wifi handsets that were announced at 3GSM. The news is also spreading now that Steve Ballmer announced at 3GSM that the new Office Communicator suite will have the ability to do VOIP over Wi-Fi from Windows Mobile enabled celphones. The […]

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MuniWifi Popularity Exploding in U.S.

February 17, 2006

With the latest news being Chicago’s just-announced massive city-wide project, muniwifi in the U.S. seems to be at a tipping-point (proposals in Tempe, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and many other cities). Not so north of the border, where we’re oblivious to all the excitement (“what’s this internet thing those American kids are going on about??”).

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Shouting at Your TV

February 17, 2006

might soon actually do something. News today that voice recognition may be coming for TVs. Time to give it a piece of your mind.

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Things Are Just Starting to Get Interesting Around Here

February 17, 2006

On Slate today Daniel Gross wonders whether we’re seeing the end of the business of blogs. Looking over his shoulder at the bubble that ended the dotcom days, and seeing the buzz that’s been building in the blogsphere, I suppose it’s natural for him to wonder: now that the hype has moved in, has hope […]

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Leave to Appeal Denied in Bangoura

February 16, 2006

It’s the end of the road for the Bangoura case – the Supreme Court of Canada has denied Bangoura’s request for leave to appeal. Michael Geist has the details.

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VON Canada 2006

February 16, 2006

I’m pleased to say that grace a the invitation of Jon Arnold (thanks, Jon!) I’ll be participating in a panel at VON 2006. This will be a great event – details on the site.

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Cellular-VoIP phones Launched

February 16, 2006

Nokia and Motorola have announced their cellular-VoIP phones – phones that are designed to handoff (even mid-call) to VoIP when within range of Wifi: Nokia Corp. and Motorola Inc., the world’s biggest branded handset makers, both unveiled phones this week that switch between cellular coverage outdoors and cheap wireless Internet calls inside — all on […]

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Online Music Antitrust, Redux

February 15, 2006

More news from the front lines of Spitzer v. Record Labels, as the media reports a new round of subpoenas in his investigation of online-music pricing: New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has sent record labels a new round of subpoenas in his investigation of online-music pricing, music industry sources said Tuesday. The second […]

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What’s the Deal with Google and Measure Map?

February 14, 2006

Google’s acquisition of Measure Map (not yet out of private beta) has just been announced, with one SWAG of $5-10MM. Techdirt wonders whether the idea is to cut down on click fraud: It has been suggested that Google’s impetus to provide free web analytics is to cut down on click fraud. By being present at […]

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See Dick. Run!

February 14, 2006

The headline of the day award.

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Social Physics: Popularity Breeds Popularity

February 14, 2006

New York magazine writes about why some blogs are popular and others – not so much. The blogosphere will buzz over this one – rationalists will blog the Power Law implications, optimists will talk about the Long Tail, and pessimists will draw parallels to high school social physics.

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A Short History of MuniWireless.com

February 13, 2006

The WSJ has an excellent archaeology and bio piece on the very excellent MuniWireless.com and its founder, Esme Vos.

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